Articles Tagged Line Arrays

Leading Utah-based regional sound company Atkinson Sound recently bolstered its inventory with Harman’s JBL Professional VTX V20 line array loudspeakers and Crown Audio I-Tech HD 4x3500 amplifiers. The company will be using its new gear for a variety of events beginning in May. Founded in 1980 by Hoyt Atkinson, the company has evolved its business from a small provider of DJ systems to one of the region’s most successful sound contractors, providing rental and production services for concerts, festivals, corporate…
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As a cornerstone of White House, TN-based Blackhawk Audio’s inventory, a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale loudspeaker system is staying busy this spring season, currently supporting Christian hard-rock band Skillet’s tour with rappers TobyMac and Lecrae. “LEO is perfect for what we do,” says Robert Taylor, FOH engineer for the Skillet tour. “You can feel the drums and the guitars, and the bass guitar has never sounded better.” The standard configuration for the tour is 16 LEO-M line array loudspeakers…
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The new Gors Concert Hall in Rezekne, Latvia, offering a main multi-function performance room that can seat 1,000 and be reconfigured to accommodate more than double that amount, has been outfitted with a sound reinforcement system headed by d&b audiotechnik V-Series line arrays. Lead construction company Arcers, led by project manager Uldis Dundurs, called upon the services of Latvian consultancy SGS Sistemas to manage the technology needs of a modern concert hall. “The acoustic solution presented by Akustion of Sweden…
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Bose Professional Systems recently held a three-day series of events in Nashville to demonstrate its RoomMatch modules, presented in collaboration with studio designer/system integrator Steve Durr. The educational sessions were held at Ben’s Studio, the historic Music Row studio space formerly known as RCA Studio A that’s now operated by singer-songwriter and producer Ben Folds. The demonstrations included in-depth discussions of RoomMatch systems – product philosophy, design parameters and technical specifications – and attendees were encouraged to move freely throughout…
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Alcons Audio has introduced the LR24, a 3-way larger-format line-source loudspeaker for use as a vertical array, either in stacked or flown configurations, to meet the needs of even the largest sound reinforcement applications. Loaded with Alcons proprietary pro-ribbon technology for mid and high frequencies, the LR24 offers very fast impulse response with full dynamics, and up to 90 percent less distortion under the lowest power compression. The all-natural (Isophasic) cylindrical wavefront of the pro-ribbon HF transducer enables a precise…
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Two years after NEXO first unveiled the STM Series modular line array system, the company hosted its first-ever Owners Conference. An international crowd from 16 countries made the trip to Paris, representing 22 of the first rental companies to adopt NEXO’s new flagship PA technology. The group included five new system owners, yet to be announced, from Germany, U.S., Canada, India and China. NEXO’s concert sound team encouraged the STM owners to share their experiences with the system in a…
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Once again stomping across North American arenas in support of last year’s hit recording entitled Hail to the King, Avenged Sevenfold is giving hard rock and metal aficionados the intensity and volume they seek on the current “Shepherd of Fire” tour. Rat Sound Systems is carrying an L-Acoustics-led main system featuring left and right hangs of four K1-SB, 12 K1 and four KARA for down fill, plus 12 new K2 enclosures per side flown as out fill arrays. For low-end…
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Viña del Mar, Chile-based Audiopro has invested in a Meyer Sound LYON linear line array loudspeakers and system components. According to Jorge Diez, owner of Audiopro, the purchase will extend his company’s rapid growth in Chile’s thriving concert and event production market. “I’ve been using Meyer Sound loudspeakers since 1997, and they have been the foundation of my business,” says Diez. “When I heard the LYON demos in San Francisco, I knew immediately that I wanted this system. Its powerful,…
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Tech Works, a leading Las Vegas-based sound and production company, just took delivery of new Renkus-Heinz IC Live digitally steerable loudspeakers, and in fact, has already deployed them successfully on several shows. “We strive to provide our clients with the very best audio experience, and the IC Live is a fantastic sounding system,” states Tom Bourke, general manager of Tech Works. “It provides a tremendous amount of output from a very compact footprint, while the digital steering allows us to…
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Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Pioneer Cellular Event Center, a 93,000-square-foot multipurpose sports and event facility that includes a 4,000-seat arena equipped with a QSC Audio WideLine Series line arrays providing 360-degree coverage, driven by PowerLight 3 Series amplifiers and a Q-Sys Core 250i integrated system platform that handles signal processing and distribution. AVL Systems Design, a design-build firm located in Edmond, OK, supplied and installed the QSC equipment as part…
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